OW!

[bk_forever]

Still in a lot of pain, so I called in the doctor - no, not the Time Lord sadly, just a common or garden GP.

Long story short, he's pretty sure I've cracked a rib. I know some of you out there know how THAT feels. So, that's going to take a few weeks to heal, but I still have to clean out the coal fire and shovel coal every day. Oh joy.

Surely I'm due for some GOOD luck by now?

Pretty please?

Comments

[owensheart.livejournal.com]

My husband cracked a rib coughing last time he was sick *hugs you and sends you all the good luck I can*

[bk_forever]

*hugs* Thank you. I'm blaming mum, i never get coughs but she gave me hers =(

[tardisjournal.livejournal.com]

*Shakes fist at the universe* Stop picking on badly_knittedhurt.

Please try to take it easy. It's difficult when you've got so much on your shoulders but your body needs rest!

[bk_forever]

My body needs rest, but I still have things to do that HAVE to be done *shrugs* Just trying to do as much as possible left-handed, not easy!

Thank you, I hope the universe is cowed by your threats *hugs*

[too-beauty.livejournal.com]

OMG my dear J!!! I cannot imagine how annoying that must be ....
don't you have any kind neighbour who could help with those chores?

sending a gentle hug!

[bk_forever]

No one at all, no one else has a coal fire so they have no experience in looking after one, it's a time-consuming job. Plus, most of the neighbours are elderly.

People survive cracked ribs all the time, I'm sure I will too. It's just really inconvenient, and all because I coughed at a bad moment.

Thank you *hugs*

[iantojjackh.livejournal.com]

*Hugs* I know how you feel those are painful. I got kneeded in the chest by my goddaughter around Christmas and I couldn't take a deep breath for two weeks.

Feel better.

Now if I can get my little finger to stop that I jammed 5 weeks ago.

*healing vibes* here have a naked owen

[bk_forever]

Heeee! Naked Owen!

Yeah, it's really painful. Mine's cracked at my right side, which is hampering everything.

Hope your finger's better soon too.

Thank you *hugs*

[sassysailorgirl.livejournal.com]

Oh, dear. You poor thing. Isn't there someone you could ask to do the coal thing for you? How about your boyfriend?

[bk_forever]

He works full time, lives miles away and has no transport, so that's not practial since the coal bin has to be filled every day. Most of the neighbours are elderly and those that aren't are at work. I've been managing for nearly a week, I'll cope. That's why we have two arms, isn't it? I'll just do things left-handed. Takes a bit longer and it's somewhat awkward but... *shrugs*

Thank you.

[aviv-b.livejournal.com]

Another vote for getting a friend or neighbor to help with the coal. I hope you feel better soon - when it rains, sometimes it really pours.

[bk_forever]

Think I could use a lifebelt at this point to keep from drowning, lol!

There's not really anyone I can ask, most of our neighbours and friends are elderly and not in good health anyway. As always, I'll just soldier on. Painkillers, ice, and resting whenever I can. As the doc says, it's just going to take time to heal. At least the cough seems to be gradually departing.

Thank you.

[timelordshines.livejournal.com]

*hugs*
You really do deserve some good luck sooner or later! Maybe you'll win the lottery.... Lol.
Hope you feel better soon. Try to take it easy as much as you can. Xx

[bk_forever]

Winning the lottery would be good. Of course I'd actually have to enter it first...

If the cough would go away completely that would at least help since it strains my ribs every time I cough.

I have some stronger painkillers, which might help, and my nice ice pack, but really it'll just take time. Really could have done without it though *sigh* Hopefully things will start getting better now.

*hugs* Thank you.

[lexxiescott]

Oh no! Could you maybe wrap it for some support while you're up and moving?

You are due some good luck. I'm sure it'll be finding you soon.

*huge hugs*

[bk_forever]

Wrapping cracked ribs isn't done these days. I guess they heal better without.

Really hoping for some good luck around here.

*hugs back* Thank you.

[katwillow.livejournal.com]

You poor lass, I do know and you'll hear this many times but move as much as can and breathe as deep as you can so pneumonia doesn't try take ahold.
Bless you sweetie.
May the Fluff be with you, you do need some

[awieatti.livejournal.com]

A cracked rib? Ouch! How did you manage that? :o
I'd hug you but that would probably be a little painful for you right now ^^
Anyway, get well soon!! :*

[black59.livejournal.com]

I know. I had the same thing.

[bk_forever]

It's very painful, isn't it? I've never broken anything befire, at least not that I know of. So of course I just had to crack a rib. Good luck seems to be avoiding me!

*hugs* Thank you.

[zazajb.livejournal.com]

*very very careful hug*

I've booked us both some good news - hopefully by express courier because we are way overdue some...

D xxx

[bk_forever]

I do hope the good things start arriving soon, because everytime I think things can't get worse they do. Feeling very down, exhausted and stressed and ir's just going to get worse because the new care team aren't authorised to do a bunch of things like putting mum's eyedrops in twice a day and instead of fitting into our established routines we have to fit into theirs which means they'll come to get mum ready for bed at the time she usually has her dinner and get her up in the morning at the time I get up which means I either have to get up earlier and lose out on sleep when I already don't get enough, or get up an hour later and throw all my mealtimes and medication times out. No one seems to care about what all this is doing to me, I'm barely getting a chance to eat most days, no wonder I've lost so much weight and I was already underweight.

*hugs* I hope things are getting better for you at least.

[milady-dragon.livejournal.com]

Oh, yuck! I would hug you but I don't want to hurt you. :(

And yes, you should be having some good luck at some point! You're certainly due for a change in karma.

[bk_forever]

Thank you.

Yeah, it sucks, everything I do hurts, even just breathing.

I keep waiting for some good luck, but I'm not getting any.

[debmommy22.livejournal.com]

I've never cracked a rib, but I am sure it must hurt. I'm sending you prayers and positive energy. I hope you heal quickly. I wonder if one of those crystals for pain would help? I really hope the pain meds help too, I know they have their drawbacks.

You need someone to shovel that coal for you. Get your boyfriend over there! lol!

love me*

[bk_forever]

He's working full time plus assisting in his niece's shop and he has no transport. I can't get him over here every day to shovel coal and none of the neighbours can help so it's down to me as usual, I'm just having to do it all left handed.

Should take about 6 weeks for my rib to heal, so I just have to survive for another 5 as it's been nearly a week already.

*hugs*

[red-day-dawning.livejournal.com]

Oh, you poor darling! I wish I could offer you more help than my good wishes. Thinking of you.

[bk_forever]

Thank you. *hugs*

It hurts a lot, but I'll just have to live with that until it heals. The doctor said about 6 weeks.

[kul-breez.livejournal.com]

So sorry to hear this. You are definitely doe for some good luck. Long overdue if you ask me... I wish I could help. I am loving the fics!!!!!!!!!!

[bk_forever]

*hugs* Thank you.

Sadly there hasn't been a new prompt this week and I'm out of inspiration for the current one. I wanted to write and post a drabble today, but pain+lack of time+lack of inspiration+too much stress seem to have scuppered that idea.

I thought I'd already hit rock bottom but no, it seems there's a lower place.

[magikalrhiannon.livejournal.com]

Annnnnnnd there's #3. Here's hoping your luck turns around! (that coughing is a BITCH isn't it??) *HUGS*

[bk_forever]

It really is. *hugs back*

The cough itself is gradually going, but every time I cough it aggravates the rib, whick is cracked around towards my side rather than on the front, I still don't know what position I was in to achieve that with just one little cough after all the coughing fits I'd already had.

I'm still waiting for my luck to improve but so far there's no sign.

[lilferret]

OK wait, did they do an xray? Because during and after a bad cold I thought I'd cracked a rib. It was SO painful, hurt when I moved, was miserable trying to sleep. Turned out it was Pleurisy, which is an infection-caused inflammation of the tissue around the lung. It took antibiotics to get rid of, and I was on pain meds and muscle relaxers as it would spasm.

Just a heads up.

[bk_forever]

No, no X-ray, just some poking and prodding at my rib, which is tender in one very specific place. He took my temperature and listened to my lungs though, and aside from the pain I feel fine. Hopefully it really is only a cracked rib and not something more serious.

Thanks for the info, I'll keep an eye on symptoms. *hugs*

[daniforblue.livejournal.com]

Oh my God.
You have really bad luck at the moment.
Honestly I don't know what to say.
Just - get better - and recover as fast and well as possible.
I don' know how a cracked rib feels, I never cracked or broken any bones.
I just hit my head really hard three times. Two times with serious headwounds. ;)
And coal shoveling too. Poor, poor you.

I would send you a magic wand if I could.

I hope my good luck wishes, a little fairy dust, a prayer, and my love will help as well.

[bk_forever]

Thanks, Dani *hugs* I'm sure it will all help.

I've never cracked or broken anything before either - at least not that I know of, but it certainly hurts. Especially when I cough, since the cough that caused the problem hasn't quite gone yet. It also makes lying down uncomfortable and getting up again very painful indeed. The painkillers are helping, but I hope I never do this again. Once is more than enough!

[neverminetohold.livejournal.com]

*offers a careful hug*

Damn it, it's just like my mum always says (pardon me for being vulgar; literally translating doesn't much help ^.^"): "The devil always shits on the biggest pile." As if you haven't had it bad enough already, no, something else must happen, life is so unfair! I'm so sorry! Try to rest whenever you can and hang in there!

I didn't know that you could really crack a rib from coughing...

[bk_forever]

Thank you *hugs back*

It seems to be quite easy if you happen to be in the wrong position when you cough. (Or sneeze). I've heard from several people who have suffered the same thing. I know I've pulled muscles sneezing before, but they've never hurt for long. It's just over a week now since it happened and the pain is still as bad. The doctor said it would take around 6 weeks to heal. I'm doing my best to rest in between chores, but lying down to sleep is the worst part because it's a rib on my right side, which is the side I lay on at night and once I'm lying down it's really difficult, not to mention painful, to get back up again.

[jsks.livejournal.com]

Sends a gentle hug.

[bk_forever]

Thank you *hugs back*